THE LMS CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1101275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LMSCA

To obtain, preserve and operate a representative collection of historical LMS passneger and non passenger coaching stock for use by and the education of the public.

Objects

TO OBTAIN, RESTORE, PRESERVE AND OPERATE A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL LMS (LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY) PASSENGER AND NON-PASSENGER COACHING STOCK FOR USE BY AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF RAILWAY COACHBUILDERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £162,219, driven by a net income of £4,380 from unrestricted sources, while restricted funds decreased due to expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £154,123 and restricted reserves of £8,096, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID PAUL TILLETT Chairmanchair
• Daniel Smith
• HARVEY GEORGE COPPOCK Treasurer

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).